as in preacher
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
searched for a priest who could perform an exorcism
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Recent Examples of priest
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
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Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In Palma Soriano, a town in Santiago de Cuba province directly hit by the hurricane, many lost their homes, Adriano Valagussa, a Catholic priest at the Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, told the Miami Herald.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, the priest leading the witch hunt insists that Talver must burn for her crimes, prompting Geralt and his cohort to intervene.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
So says the priest (Ben Hall) to Sister Agnes (Hayley McFarland), who writhes in a dark room, foaming at the mouth before a gathering of fellow Carmelite nuns.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
In Palma Soriano, a town in Santiago de Cuba province directly hit by the hurricane, many lost their homes, Adriano Valagussa, a Catholic priest at the Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, told the Miami Herald.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, the priest leading the witch hunt insists that Talver must burn for her crimes, prompting Geralt and his cohort to intervene.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
So says the priest (Ben Hall) to Sister Agnes (Hayley McFarland), who writhes in a dark room, foaming at the mouth before a gathering of fellow Carmelite nuns.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priest
Noun
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And there’s always a hint of the preacher in his speaking appearances.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Others said preachers twisted scripture to silence them.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hopkins' performance is wide-ranging, swinging the pendulum from an eccentric clergyman to a man overcome by darkness.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What to Know Maloyan was an Armenian bishop and martyr who was killed during the Ottoman genocide in 1915.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In Olympus, an ancient Lycian port city in the Turkish province of Antalya, archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a Christian bishop's vast bathhouse.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Desmond McKenzie, the country's minister of local government and community development, previously said over 170 communities across six parishes were moderately or severely affected by the storm.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the prime minister’s office, said the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team has identified more than two dozen fraudulent hurricane relief websites attempting to divert contributions and donations from legitimate sources.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This novel is about an aging Brooklyn deacon shocks his community by shooting the local drug dealer in 1969.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 1694, Jonathan Swift is ordained a deacon in the Church of Ireland.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Oct. 2025
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Flores, an Oklahoma City-area pastor, trafficked members of his church , according to officials.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of them was Bernhard Riemann, a shy young man who had originally planned to study theology — his father was a pastor — before being drawn to mathematics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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Chamberlain, the reverend from the South Side of Chicago, tells TIME many of her colleagues in different congregations have been providing physical refuge every day for members of the migrant community who fear prosecution from ICE.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priest. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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